Re: [gentoo-dev] Aterm ebuild README?

[Collins Richey]

On Sun, 1 Jul 2001 16:15:00 -0700 Gontran <gontran@×××××××.net> wrote:

> Aterm is by far the best virtual terminal emulater around. ;] Here's
> a
> bunch of what I had to do to get it to work after emerging:
>
> # cd /dev/; MAKEDEV ptmx; MAKEDEV pty; cd -
> # mkdir /dev/pts
> # chmod u+s /usr/lib/misc/pt_chown
> # vim /etc/fstab
> 	--- uncomment the /dev/pts line and prepend 'gid=5' to the
> 	    column which has 'mode=620' in it. So it looks like:
> 	--- 'none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0'
> 	--- :wq
> # mount /dev/pts
>
> This I believe is a superset of things that have to be done to get
> the
> aterms to work.  For instance I think that the 'MAKEDEV pty' was not
> required.
>
> This would not have happened except for:
> 	http://aterm.sourceforge.net/README.Unix98PTY
>
> Special thanks to Aaron Blew for the aterm ebuild.

Just now reviewing some old emails.  A few questions:

1) Why, in your opinion, is aterm a better terminal emulator?
2) The extra work you describe is not necessary on _rc6 - pty....
devices are available; no need to mount pts.  Aterm starts aok.

-- 
Collins Richey
Denver Area
gentoo_rc6 xfce+sylpheed